Exhibit 99.1

 

NEWS RELEASE

 

For more information:

       
    Media:   Investor Relations:
    John Coulbourn   Martha Schaefer
    SeaChange International   SeaChange International
    978/897-0100 x3098   978/897-0100 x3030
    johnc@schange.com   mschaefer@schange.com

 

 

SEACHANGE INTERNATIONAL ANNOUNCES

FOURTH Quarter Fiscal 2005 Results

 

Fiscal Year: 79% Growth in Net Income; Record Revenues of $157 Million

 

MAYNARD, Mass. (March 8, 2005) – SeaChange International, Inc. (Nasdaq: SEAC) today announced financial results for its fourth quarter of fiscal 2005 ended January 31, 2005. Revenues for the quarter were $30.0 million compared to revenues of $38.9 million in the fourth quarter of fiscal 2004, a 23% decrease. The Company recorded a net loss of $2.2 million, or $0.08 per diluted share, for the fourth quarter of fiscal 2005 versus net income of $2.6 million, or $0.09 per diluted share, for the fourth quarter of fiscal 2004. Revenues and the net loss per share for the fourth quarter of fiscal 2005 were in line with the guidance that the Company had previously provided in its press release dated February 3, 2005.

 

For the fiscal year ended January 31, 2005, revenues were a record $157.3 million compared to revenues of $148.2 million in the prior fiscal year. The Company recorded net income of $9.9 million, or $0.34 per diluted share, for the fiscal year ended January 31, 2005 versus net income of $5.6 million, or $0.20 per diluted share, for the fiscal year ended January 31, 2004, an increase of 79%.

 

In the fourth quarter of fiscal 2005, Video-on-Demand (VOD) systems revenues were $12.7 million. Total systems revenues for the quarter were $18.8 million, which, in addition to VOD, included revenues of $3.4 million from advertising systems and $2.7 million from broadcast systems. Service revenues for the quarter were $11.2 million.

 

The Company’s cash and marketable securities balance was $134.9 million at January 31, 2005 compared to $122.0 million at January 31, 2004.

 

For the quarter ending April 30, 2005, the Company expects total revenues of approximately $40.0 million and net income of $0.03 per share.

 

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“In this fiscal year, SeaChange’s net income grew by 79% and our revenues reached a record $157 million,” said Bill Styslinger, president and CEO, SeaChange International. “SeaChange significantly extended its leadership in on-demand television and today is responsible for more commercial deployments than any other VOD provider. We’ve shipped 1.4 million VOD streams, far more than our nearest competitor; however, our true differentiation is marked by our core competencies in storage, software and systems integration.

 

“In the course of the year, many of our cable customers in North America have expanded the depth and breadth of their VOD services, and SeaChange systems are some of the first to provide new utilities for our customers such as High-Definition TV on-demand and recording of broadcast programs,” said Styslinger.

 

“Over the past year, SeaChange has broadened its markets,” said Styslinger. “A year ago we had one telco customer; today we have eight, including such companies as Verizon and Japan’s NTT. Our international cable customers are in Asia, Europe and Latin America and have increased from two to 14. We have successfully broadened our opportunities and intend to build on our competitive advantages in software and media storage for the wide range of service providers, broadcasters and other content sources worldwide.”

 

Potential subscribers in systems planned for SeaChange VOD (estimates)

 

SeaChange Total On-Demand Customers Worldwide

 

    

OPERATORS

AS OF JAN. ‘05


   ESTIMATED
CUSTOMER BASE
AS OF JAN. ‘05


  

OPERATORS

AS OF JAN. ‘04


   ESTIMATED
CUSTOMER BASE
AS OF JAN. ‘04


N. American Cable

   18    28,677,000    11    24,010,000

International Cable

   14    15,195,000    2    6,340,000

Worldwide Telcos

   8    9,530,000    1    650,000

TOTAL

   40    53,402,000    14    31,000,000

 

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Worldwide Telcos

 

COUNTRIES/REGIONS

AS OF JAN. 05


  

ESTIMATED

SUBSCRIBERS

AS OF JAN. ‘05


  

ESTIMATED

SUBSCRIBERS

AS OF JAN. ‘04


Canada (2)

   750,000    650,000

Asia (3)

   4,965,000    0

U.S. (2)

   3,100,000    0

South Am. (1)

   715,000    0

TOTAL

   9,530,000
(8 OPERATORS)
   650,000
(1 OPERATOR)

 

 

International Cable Operators

OPERATORS

AS OF JAN. ‘05


  

ESTIMATED

BASIC
SUBSCRIBERS

AS OF JAN. ‘05


   

ESTIMATED

SUBSCRIBERS AS
OF AS OF JAN. ‘04


 

Guandong CATV

China

   6,000,000     6,000,000  

HOT (3):

Golden Channels, MATAV, Tevel

Israel

   1,000,000     0  

Intercable

Venezuela

   340,000     340,000  

Ntl

United Kingdom

   2,400,000     0  

QRIX

So. Korea

   450,000     0  

Telewest

   1,770,000     0  

Unannounced

   3,235,000     0  

TOTAL

   15,195,000
(14 OPERATORS
 
)
  6,340,000
(2 OPERATORS
 
)

 

 

 

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North American Cable Operators

 

OPERATORS

AS OF JAN. ‘05


  

ESTIMATED

BASIC
SUBSCRIBERS

AS OF JAN. ‘05


   

ESTIMATED

SUBSCRIBERS

AS OF JAN. ‘04


 

Adelphia

   1,877,000     1,877,000  

Cablevision

   2,952,000     2,952,000  

Comcast

   15,240,000     11,300,000  

Cox

   724,000     576,000  

Insight

   1,270,000     1,156,000  

Mediacom

   282,000     282,000  

Rogers

   2,000,000     1,400,000  

Time Warner & Bright House

   3,590,000     3,581,000  

Other

   742,000     886,000  

TOTAL

   28,677,000
(18 OPERATORS
 
)
  24,010,000
(11 OPERATORS
 
)

 

The Company will discuss its financial results and business outlook in more detail today during its webcast conference call at 5:00 p.m. EDT, which will be available live and archived at www.schange.com.

 

Safe Harbor Provision

 

Any statements contained in this press release that do not describe historical facts, including without limitation statements concerning expected revenues, earnings, product introductions and general market conditions, may constitute forward-looking statements as that term is defined in the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Any such forward-looking statements contained herein are based on current expectations, but are subject to a number of risks and uncertainties that may cause actual results to differ materially from expectations. The factors that could cause actual future results to differ materially from current expectations include the following: the continued growth, development and acceptance of the video-on-demand market; the loss of one of the Company’s large customers; the cancellation or deferral of purchases of the Company’s products; a decline in demand or average selling price for the Company’s broadband products; the Company’s ability to manage its growth; the Company’s ability to protect its intellectual property rights and the expenses that may be incurred by the Company to protect its intellectual property rights; an unfavorable result of current or future litigation, including the Company’s current patent litigation with C-COR (as successor to nCube Corp.); content providers limiting the scope of content licensed for use in the video- on-demand

 

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market; the Company’s ability to introduce new products or enhancements to existing products; the Company’s dependence on certain sole source suppliers and third-party manufacturers; the Company’s ability to compete in its marketplace; the Company’s ability to respond to changing technologies; the risks associated with international sales; changes in the regulatory environment; the performance of companies in which the Company has made equity investments, including the ON Demand Group Limited; the Company’s ability to hire and retain highly skilled employees; and increasing social and political turmoil.

 

Further information on factors that could cause actual results to differ from those anticipated is detailed in various publicly available documents made by the Company from time to time with the Securities and Exchange Commission, including but not limited to, those appearing under the caption “Certain Risk Factors” in the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K filed with the Commission on April 14, 2004 and those appearing under the caption “Factors That May Affect Future Results” in the Company’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on December 15, 2004. Any forward-looking statements should be considered in light of those factors. The Company cautions readers not to place undue reliance on any such forward-looking statements, which speak as of the date they are made. The Company disclaims any obligation to publicly update or revise any such statements to reflect any change in Company expectations or events, conditions or circumstances on which any such statements may be based, or that may affect the likelihood that actual results may differ from those set forth in the forward-looking statements.

 

About SeaChange

 

SeaChange International, Inc. is a world leader in digital video systems, spanning broadcast and broadband. The Company creates powerful server and software systems that manage, store and distribute professional quality digital video. SeaChange’s innovative products are based on a scalable, distributed software architecture and standard technology components to continually deliver exponential improvements in digital video cost-performance. As a result, SeaChange enables broadband, broadcast, satellite and new media companies to streamline operations and reduce costs, allowing for expanded services, new applications and increased revenues. SeaChange is headquartered in Maynard, Massachusetts and has product development, support and sales offices throughout the world. Visit www.schange.com.

 

MediaCluster is a patent and trademark of SeaChange International, Inc.

 

 

 

 

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SeaChange International, Inc.

Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations

(In thousands, except per share data)

 

     Three months ended

   Twelve months ended

 
     January 31,
2005


    January 31,
2004


   January 31,
2005


    January 31,
2004


 

Revenues

   $ 30,042     $ 38,888    $ 157,303     $ 148,166  

Cost of revenues

     18,054       22,198      85,846       87,574  
    


 

  


 


Gross profit

     11,988       16,690      71,457       60,592  

Operating expenses:

                               

Research and development

     7,653       6,674      29,424       26,030  

Selling and marketing

     5,174       4,122      18,053       16,653  

General and administrative

     2,948       2,383      11,656       10,737  
    


 

  


 


       15,775       13,179      59,133       53,420  
    


 

  


 


Income (loss) from operations

     (3,787 )     3,511      12,324       7,172  

Interest income, net

     426       499      962       1,734  

Other expense

     —         —        —         (313 )
    


 

  


 


Income before income taxes and equity income (loss) in earnings of affiliates

     (3,361 )     4,010      13,286       8,593  

Income tax (benefit) expense

     (1,203 )     1,603      3,200       3,169  

Equity income (loss) in earnings of affiliates

     (5 )     186      (148 )     137  
    


 

  


 


Net income (loss)

   $ (2,163 )   $ 2,593    $ 9,938     $ 5,561  
    


 

  


 


Basic income (loss) per share

   $ (0.08 )   $ 0.10    $ 0.36     $ 0.21  
    


 

  


 


Diluted income (loss) per share

   $ (0.08 )   $ 0.09    $ 0.34     $ 0.20  
    


 

  


 


Weighted average common shares outstanding-

                               

Basic

     28,076       27,201      27,640       26,969  
    


 

  


 


Diluted

     28,076       28,612      29,053       27,905  
    


 

  


 


 

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SeaChange International, Inc.

Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets

(in thousands)

 

     January 31,
2005


    January 31,
2004


 

Assets

                

Current assets:

                

Cash and cash equivalents

   $ 100,661     $ 87,597  

Marketable securities

     13,852       1,677  

Accounts receivable, net

     25,047       16,572  

Inventories

     19,458       19,738  

Prepaid expenses and other current assets

     4,665       3,640  
    


 


Total current assets

     163,683       129,224  

Property and equipment, net

     15,814       14,757  

Marketable securities

     20,399       32,769  

Investments in affiliates

     4,661       3,809  

Intangibles, net

     480       1,293  

Goodwill

     1,882       253  

Other assets

     1,301       151  
    


 


     $ 208,220     $ 182,256  
    


 


Liabilities and Stockholders’ Equity

                

Current liabilities:

                

Accounts payable and accrued expenses

   $ 23,359     $ 17,587  

Current portion of line of credit and obligations under capital leases

     209       399  

Customer deposits

     165       401  

Deferred revenue

     21,342       16,437  

Income taxes payable

     (1,878 )     1,336  
    


 


Total current liabilities

     43,197       36,160  

Long-term debt and other long-term liabilities

     —         209  
    


 


Common stock and other equity

     174,755       165,683  

Accumulated deficit

     (9,455 )     (19,393 )

Accumulated other comprehensive loss

     (277 )     (403 )
    


 


Total stockholders’ equity

     165,023       145,887  
    


 


     $ 208,220     $ 182,256  
    


 


 

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